Body of Knowledge about the migration of public services into the Cloud
Irish Public Sector Cloud Computing Strategy
ICT and cloud computing has been highlighted as key target areas within the Programme for Government, set out by the current coalition Government “We will make Ireland a leader in the emerging I.T. market of cloud computing by promoting greater use of cloud computing...
[ui!] makes urban data usable via cloud technology
As one of the biggest megatrends of the 21st century, urbanization affects both recent and established industrial countries. In the European Union, already more than 70 percent of the population live in an urban area. In Germany, the uninterrupted urban growth is...
How Cloud Storage can address the needs of public archives in the UK
Digital preservation is a significant issue for almost all public archives. There is an increasing demand for storage of both born-digital archives and digitized material, and an expectation that public access to this content will continue to expand. At the same time...
Oracle’s Cloud Solutions for Public Sector
Public sector organizations are increasingly driven to improve operational efficiency, share information, and integrate processes across operational and jurisdictional boundaries while maintaining control over costs. Recently, cloud computing has captured significant...
Getting ahead in the cloud
With the strategic imperative in place, government agencies must choose which parts of their IT environment, both legacy and new spending, to migrate to the cloud and, in each case, determine the appropriate cloud service and deployment model. At the same time, they...
Cloud Computing: A discussion paper from the Topical Platform ICT of the Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences (SATW)
This White Paper is the result of an SATW-sponsored workshop conducted in April 2012 by the ICT topical platform to better understand the opportunities of Cloud Computing for Switzerland, specifically in the education and public sector arenas. We aim to inform the...
Factors Influencing Cloud Computing Adoption in the Public Sector: An Empirical Analysis
Cloud computing is one of the latest Information Technology innovation phenomena that has risen from the idea of sharing, consolidating, and standardizing of resources in a centralized infrastructure and facility. This concept offers many advantages ...
Recommendation of the Council on Digital Government Strategies
This document presents the Recommendation on Digital Government Strategies aimed at bringing governments closer to citizens and businesses. It was developed by the Public Governance Committee (PGC). The purpose of the Recommendation is to help governments adopt more...
Cloud Computing Applications in the Public Sector
Cloud computing brings key advantages to the governments facing conflicting IT challenges. However, the cloud paradigm is still fragmented and concerns over data privacy and regulatory issues presents significant barriers to its adoption. Cloud computing is expected...